Curling iron



F. R. MARCEL CURLING IRON AE., 1ENT0R Jan. 10, 1933.

' Filed sept. s. 1951 Figure 7 is an inverted plan view of the hinge portion of the iron,

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8 8 of Figure 4, and

Figure 9 is an elevation of a portion of an iron of the electrically heated type.

I will first describe the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 3. In this type of iron ther-e is a curved or hollowed member 1 which might be called a spoon; and it has a convex surface 2 adapted to receive therein a portion of the rod member.

The spoon member has a yoke 3 formed at one end of the spoon proper, the yoke being adapted to straddle the bearing member of therod memberand the yoke curves upwardly and .comes together to form a handle member 4. This handle member is usually7 coveredwith a grip portion-5 made of fibre or otherheat insulating material. This is onev of theco-operating handles by which the iron is manipulated.

The rod member is shown as including a straight, circular rod 6 which is of such di- -ameteras1to fit closely within the curved surface ofthe spoon member for the purpose of pressing the/hairv therein. This rod member is provided witha large bearing member 7 'which extendsthrough the opening of the yoke 3 and is pivotally mounted therein in any desired way such as bythe indentations 8 punched in the side walls` of the yoke, the punched portions projecting into the ends of the bore 9 extending crosswise through the bearingmember 7.

Therod member extends through thebearing member and its rear end 10 forms a handle in co-operative relation with the handle ofthe spoon member. There is a collar 11 4secured on therod member-adjacent one end of the bearing member `7 and secured to the rod by means of the set screw 12, by welding or any -other manner, so that it cannot shift on the rod. Near the other end of the bear ingmember-thereis a sleeve lforced-onto the handle lO of the rod member, and this has an outwardly flared end lll which abu'ts against the end of-thebearing member 7 opposite to thecollar 1l and preventsthe axial Hmovement `of thelrod member in relation to the bearing member. It is sufficient for this sleeve to be applied to the rod by a driving fit. There is a grip member 15 preferably off fibre or other heat insulating material, which is driven onto the sleeve 13Y and .the outer surface of this grip member is polygonal, as shown in Figure 1, in order to permit the hand to grip it and cause it to be revolved.

The rod member, it will be observed, is

`pivotally connected with the spoon member because the .bearingmember 7 is pivotally mounted on the members 8 and can swing in a vertical plane in relation to the spoon member., As the rod member is mounted in the bearing member it swings or pivots with it Operation The iron,to a certain extent, will be handled and manipulated very much the same as Aan ordinary curling iron except that when the rod and spoon members have been closed upon a lock of hair passing between these members the operator may turn the handle 15 and as this is fixed to the sleeve 13 and the sleeve is fixed on the shank 10 the rod member will be revolved within the bearing meml ber 7. This will have the effect of rolling the hair through or between the rod and spoon members while the latter are pressing against the lock of hair. The rod member may be revolved first in one direction to propel the hair between the rod and spoon in one direction and then reversed and turned in the op-v posite direction about the same extent to propel the hair back.

The width (distance from crest to crest) of A the wave made in this manner is not necessarily limited to the width of the iron but it may be much greater owing to the fact that the lock of hair is propelled between the spoon and rod while pressed between them. It is thus within the control of the operator to make the wave as wide as desired by simply manipulating the handle` 15 to revolve the rod member more or less.

Of course, it is optional with the operator to revolve the rod member or leave it stationary. The rod turns very easily'within the bearing member 7, and therefore the handle 15 may be turned very easily. The

rod member is always in condition to bey rocked on the pivot 8 for moving the rod and spoon members toward and from each other independently of the revolving movement of the rod memberr In Figures et, 5, 6 and 8 I have shown the invention incorporated with the features of the iange iron shown in my said patent. In

this construction the spoon member is thesame as the one just described, and the parts are designated by similar reference numerals.-

he rod member in this case consists of a cylindrical portion 17 having a fiange 18 projectng at one side thereof to overlap one edge 19 of the spoon member when the iron is closed, in order to heat the part of the hair Vwhich is curled about this edge, as well as to press the hair around the edge of the spoon to forni a reverse wave. The function and action of this flange member are well known in the art and are fully set forth in my said patent. The flange terminatesahead of the lil) Inasmueh as the flange 18 of the iod member should not be' turned into the concave side of 'the spoon member, I have provided-means I for limiting the lrevolving motion of the rod member, so that the flange will always lie outside o the spoon and in one position will overlap one ot its edges.

It will be observed that there is a pin 2O projecting from the rod member, the pin being fixed thereto; and there is a slot 2l cut into the end of the bearing member 7 in which slot the pin Q0 is adapted to move as the rod is revolved. The revolving motion of the rod is limited, however, to the travel of the pin 2O from one end to the other of the slot 2l and this movement is such as to prevent the flange 18 from being turned into the spoon member.

In other respects, this device is operated like the first described form. The rod and spoon members are opened and a lock ot hair is passed between them, whereupon the handles are pressed toward each other to press the hair between the rod and spoon. The rod member may then be turned or revolved while pressed against the hair, and this will cause the hair to feed between these members. When the rod is turned in one direction as far as it will go, as shown in Figure 5, the flange will engage around one edge of the spoon member and apply heat to the outside of the reverse wave. The use of the revolving rod in this torni ot the device is as much for the purpose of working the haii' tightly into the spoon and causing the flange to press snugly against the outside ot the spoon.

The iron shown in Figure 9 is similar to those previously described except that there `is a cable 2Q for conducting electric currentto a heater (not shown) which is disposed in the rod, the latter being made hollow for this purpose. The heater is not shown in the present case because it may be the same as the heater shown in my said patent. The handle 23 attached to the rod member is adapted to be manipulated by the operator for the purpose of revolving the rod member the same as in the de 'ices previously described.

It the cable 22 becomes twisted while the rod is being revolved in one direction it will generally be unwound when the rod is reversed. Even it the operator in the course ot waving the hair, does not have occasion to #reverse the rod member, nevertheless the cable may be' unwound by revolving ,the rod mein` ber for that purpose without necessarilyV turning the iron as a whole. This cable straightening feature of the revolvablerod is obviously onlyv available in theplaiii type of iron and not in the flange type of iron shown in Figures il, 5 andl 7 because in the'latt'er the rodmember is only allowed to turn a limitedv extent.

It will be apparent that I have provided a curling iron the rod of which is not onlyl adapted to be revolved, but tlie'operator is able'to manipulate one of the handles for the purpose of revolving the rod member or anydesired reason whether it be to simply workr the hair closely into the spoon member or to close the flange of the tl'ange iron tightly on the edgeof the spoon'member or to cause the hair to beworked'through between the spoon and rod members to make a wider wave.

Having described myinvention, what I claimis:

1. A curling iron including a spoon member and a rod member pivotally connected` with each other to co-operate in pressing a.

lock ot hair between them, handles for said spoon and rod members by which they may be pivotally operated, said rod memberk being4 adapted to be revolved on its own axis in relation to the spoon member by revolving the handle which is associated with said rod-l meniber. p i

2. A curling iron includ-ing a spoon member and a. rod member, a bearing member through which the rod member extendsland in whichv the rod member is adapted to revolve on its own aXis `inrelation to the spoon member, said bearingl member being pivotally connected with the spoon member whereby the' rod member and the spoon member may pivot in relation to eachotherto coi operate in pressing a lock ot hairk between them, said spoon and rod members having handles, the rod member being adapted to revolve in said bearing member relatively to the spoon member when said rod member handle is revolved. v Y

3. A curling iron including a spoon mem,- ber and a rod member, said spoon member having a yoke, a bearing member through which the rod member extends and in which it is adapted to revolve on its own axis, said,l

bearing member being disposed between the arms ot said yoke and pivoted thereto, said spoon and rod `members having handles by which said members may be operated to clampa lockot hair between them, said rod member being adapted to be revolved in said bearing member by the operationv ot its handle.

4. A curling iron including a spoon meinber having a yoke and a handle projecting rearwardly troni said yoke, a rod member p co-operating with said` spoon to clamp a. lock of hair between the spoon androdniem-` lli) ber, .a bearing member in which said rod member is revolvably mounted, said bearing member being disposed between the arms of said yoke and pivoted thereto whereby the rod member may both pivot and revolve on its own axis, said rod member having a rear extension including a handle in co-operative relation with the handle of the spoon member, said rod member being adapted to be revolved in said bearing member by means of its said handle.

5. A curling iron including a spoon member having a yoke and a handle extending rearwardly therefrom, a rod member having a bearing member mounted thereon in which the rod member is adapted to revolve on its own axis, said bearing member being disposed between the arms of said yoke and pivot-ally connected therewith, a. collar on said rod member adjacent one end of said bearing member, a sleeve on said rod member on the opposite side of said bearing member whereby the rod member is prevented from moving axially in relation to the bearing member, said rod member having a handle extending rearwardly in co-operative relat-ion with said irst handle and adapted to be revolved for the purpose of revolving the rod member in said bearing member.

6. A curling iron including a spoon member having a concave side, a. rod member having a portion adapted to project into the spoon member to engage a lock of hair between the spoon and rod members, said rod member having a flange engaging around one side edge of said spoon member, means for pivotally connecting the rod and spoon members, said rod member being revolvable in relation to the curling iron, and a handle on said rod member by means of which the latter may be revolved in relation to the spoon member. v

7 A curling iron including a spoon member having a concave side, a rod member having a portion adapted to project into the spoon member to engage a lock of hair between the spoon and rod members, said rod member having a flange engaging around one side of said spoon member, means for pivotally connecting the rod and spoon members, said rod member being revolvable in relation to the curling iron, a handle on said rod member by means of which the latter may be revolved in relation to the spoon member, and means for limiting the revolution of the rod member to prevent the said flange from entering the concave side of the spoon member.

8. A curling iron including a spoon member having a concave side, a rod member having a portion adapted to project into the spoon member to engage a lock of hair between the spoon and rod members, said rod member having a flange engaging around one side edge of said spoon member, means for pivotally connecting the rod and spoon members, said rod member being revolvable in relation to the curling iron, a handle on said rod member by means of which the latter maybe revolved in relation to the spoon member, a pin on said rod member, said bear-v ing member having a groove in which said pin travels and wherein the pin is limited to conne the revolution of the rod member whereby the `said flange will be prevented from entering the concave side of the spoon member.

Signed atv the city, county and State of New York, this 28th day of Au ust, 1931.

FRANQOIS R. IARCEL. 

